Cast Tech

Nemours in; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health seeks a Cast Tech to join our team in Wilmington, DE. The position is M-F, based in Wilmington with potential travel to satellite locations if needed. Responsibilities include casting procedures, patient preparation, and education for follow-up care.

You will support clinics at Nemours locations in the Delaware Valley and assist providers in fracture care as required. A focus on accurate documentation and patient safety is essential.

Qualifications

• One year of training beyond high school is required.
• Minimum one year of experience is required.
• Certification by NBCT is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply, adjust, and remove casts, splints, and soft goods in clinic and hospital settings.
• Cover injured areas with protective materials and maintain aseptic dressing techniques.
• Assist orthopaedic surgeons/providers during fracture reductions and procedures.
• Perform suture and staple removal and dressing changes.
• Educate patients and families on cast care and follow-up.
• Maintain inventory of casting materials and equipment.
• Document patient information in the EMR and ensure imaging/lab results are available.
• Prepare rooms, schedule tests, and coordinate pre-authorizations as needed.

Education

One year of training beyond high school

Minimum one year of experience

Job description

Cast Tech (Finance)

Nemours is seeking a Cast Tech to join our team in Wilmington, DE! This position will be M-F, based in Wilmington with potential travel to satellite locations if needed

This position is responsible for all casting procedures and application as well as adjustment and removal of soft goods. This position will provide assistance to providers in fracture care, as well as other patient care services and procedures as needed. This position is responsible for data collection for patient intake, preparing patients for provider visits, and educating patients regarding follow up care.

As part of your role, you will be required to support clinics at various Nemours locations in the Delaware Valley.

• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
• Application, adjustment, and removal of all types of casts, splints, and soft goods. Modify casts as needed in clinic and in the hospital when necessary for the patient benefit.
• Covering injured areas with specified protective materials such as stockinette bandages, gauze, etc., preparatory to cast application. Understanding and utilizing the proper application of aseptic techniques in dressing changes and setting up surgical fields.
• Assisting orthopaedic surgeon/providers in fracture reduction and other procedures as necessary.
• Responsible for suture removal, staple removal, and dressing changes.
• Instructing patient, parents/legal guardians in appropriate use and care of casts and Orthopaedic equipment.
• Responsible for inventory of all casting materials, splints, and soft goods.
• Documenting patient information and intervention into EMR.
• Ensuring appropriate documentation such as x-rays and laboratory reports are available for provider's review.
• Rooming patients into exam rooms, preparing room and patient for exam, and assisting provider with exam.
• Ensuring accurate ICD-10 codes are recorded.
• Under the direction of the provider, scheduling diagnostic tests, obtaining pre-authorization, and notifying patient.
• Preparing, cleaning, and stocking exam rooms.
• Providing cross coverage to other clinical departments and Delaware Valley satellite offices when necessary.
• Serving as technical advisor to the hospital staff in matters pertaining to orthopedic devices and equipment.
• Scheduling patient appointments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• One year of training beyond high school
• Certification by the National Board of Certification Technologists preferred
• Minimum one year of experience required

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .